Cipher Frontier Issue 3
Issue 3: The First Fire Emblem Cipher Livestream!
Hello, everyone!
Today, I’d like to tell you about the “Fire Emblem Cipher Special Livestream” that aired on Nico Nico Live on 8/14.
Actually, we were watching it too from the corner of the studio!
We got to see Miss Lynn and Producer Kawade up close and personal!
A variety of new information on Cipher was announced.
Yes! My heart was pounding, listening to all the news!
So, let’s go in order.
First, let’s summarize the information that was revealed:
  • Around the release of Series 2, more Experience Cipher events will be held—around 100 of them, like with the first Series.
  • Official Tournaments will be held in Tokyo and Osaka next year!
  • At the monthly Shop Tournaments, not only will we be distributing Promotional Cards, but also special Marker Cards! The Official Tournaments will decide the strongest Cipher players in Eastern and Western Japan.
Fufu… that tournament is going to be one exciting event, with all these experienced Cipher warriors gathering!
W-warriors…!?
A trainee like myself can’t compete…… sigh
It’s alright.
A lot of events are being planned with newbies in mind, too.
And on top of that, the greener you are, the more you can learn by watching other people play, right?
Please don’t hesitate to find your own way to participate.
Phew… That makes me feel a little better…!
However, if you’re thinking to yourself “I want to hone my skills before the Official Tournament!”,
I highly recommend the Shop Tournaments held at card shops and electronics retailers.
Right, right! They said you can get a marker card with a cool illustration, didn't they?
Correct. In September, Shop Tournaments will be distributing a special marker card with the usual promotional card pack. This isn’t a card that you can use in your deck–it’s a fancy card that you use to mark your Lord.
There are 4 Special Marker Cards total! I've gotta collect them all!
The following information was also announced regarding Series 3:
  • It will release in December
  • It will feature Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Fates: Revelation
Speaking of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, they showed off a card with Ike, right? The Smash Bros character who's so popular that even his amiibo sells out?
Yes, they showed off several of the illustrations in advance.
These Azura cards are so pretty!
They said these ones are going to be signed cards for Series 3, right?
That’s right, they’ll be signed with a quote by the character’s Voice Actor…
Since for this stream, Azura’s VA–Miss Lynn–was in-house, they used the Poll function to have viewers select a quote for the card.
The chosen quote was written and signed by Miss Lynn on the spot!
It really felt like the sort of thing you can only achieve through a live event!
And finally, information on Series 4!
It seems there will be three titles featured in Series 4.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and…
Gulp… and…?
…regretfully, it seems it’s still a s-e-c-r-e-t~.
Meeean! Producer Kawade is so meeeeeeeean!
That being said, some of the illustrations for Series 4 were shown, namely, Minerva from Mystery of the Emblem and Cynthia from Awakening. Cynthia’s is still a work in progress.
Isn’t Minerva’s wyvern missing from this one?
In the original SNES release of Mystery of the Emblem, Wyvern Riders and Cavaliers could dismount, so this card is a recreation of that.
Only you would know something like that!
You know so much about the older Fire Emblem games, after all!
…! I… I’ve just read a lot about them, that’s all.
Besides all this, there was a lot of information on Series 2 presented, various cards were introduced on-screen, and more.
They even talked a little about us.
For some reason, I just want to watch the whole thing again!
T-That’s an excellent idea!
You can watch a recording of the stream here.
※You need a Nico Nico account to do so.
And finally, the last bit of big news! 
It seems like there’s gonna be another Livestream right before the Series 2 release! 
I’m reeeeally excited for it!!
Once more details are decided, they will be announced on the official Home Page and Twitter.
I'll be preparing diligently until then.
Alriiiight!
Please teach me more about the older Fire Emblem games sometime!
…D-Didn’t I tell you I’m not that familiar with them??
I definitely don’t own a SNES, and I don’t know anything about those square buttons the really old NES ha...
And with that, we’re off for today!
Gooooodbye, everyone!
Thank you everyone for watching during this busy Obon season!
Please look forward to the next live Nico Nico broadcast!